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Richard Pell Hunt letter to Edward G. Faile and Company
08/08/1824
On front of document:
[written at top of letter and all crossed out "Waterloo 8mo 1st 1821
Ninety days after date please to pay to Edward G. Faile pr order Seven Hundred Dollard and place the same to the account of [illegible] to Samuel Willet Merchant New York "]
“Waterloo 8 mo 8th 1824
Esteemed Friend E.G. Faile above I send thee a draft on S. Willets for $700 @ 90 days which I wish thee to have Lodge in a Bank for collection or discounted to take up the draft I drew on thee 4 mo 23rd in Favour of A & Simpson at 4 ms for $495 10/100 one of my neighbours. I [J?] L Booth has written to Hartford to have some money paid in to thee on my a/c I wish when he pays it to thee thee would write to me and Informe me how much he has paid on my a/c so I can settle with Booth. I did Intend to Send a large draft but have been disappointed in getting my Flour made and sent off. I find hard collecting at this time and fear it will continue to be So as the price of Wheat has fallen in N.Y. our farmers look for 8/ but it is not worth over 6/ I wish thee to send me 1 hhd molasses, 1 Bbl Coffee 1 chest of Y.H. Tea 2 bbl Mackerel No 2 2 Bbls No 2 Shad &C R.P. Hunt”
On back of document:
"[illegible] Seneca County 2.50 194 ----1.58"
"Copy of A Letter To E.G. Faile 8mo 8th 1824 --- draft 700"
[written at top of letter and all crossed out "Waterloo 8mo 1st 1821
Ninety days after date please to pay to Edward G. Faile pr order Seven Hundred Dollard and place the same to the account of [illegible] to Samuel Willet Merchant New York "]
“Waterloo 8 mo 8th 1824
Esteemed Friend E.G. Faile above I send thee a draft on S. Willets for $700 @ 90 days which I wish thee to have Lodge in a Bank for collection or discounted to take up the draft I drew on thee 4 mo 23rd in Favour of A & Simpson at 4 ms for $495 10/100 one of my neighbours. I [J?] L Booth has written to Hartford to have some money paid in to thee on my a/c I wish when he pays it to thee thee would write to me and Informe me how much he has paid on my a/c so I can settle with Booth. I did Intend to Send a large draft but have been disappointed in getting my Flour made and sent off. I find hard collecting at this time and fear it will continue to be So as the price of Wheat has fallen in N.Y. our farmers look for 8/ but it is not worth over 6/ I wish thee to send me 1 hhd molasses, 1 Bbl Coffee 1 chest of Y.H. Tea 2 bbl Mackerel No 2 2 Bbls No 2 Shad &C R.P. Hunt”
On back of document:
"[illegible] Seneca County 2.50 194 ----1.58"
"Copy of A Letter To E.G. Faile 8mo 8th 1824 --- draft 700"
Content Location: Waterloo, NY
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York
Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York
Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Code: WORI
Organization: US National Park Service
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Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
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Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
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Richard Pell Hunt, 1797-1856 (Womens Rights Names)
Edward G. Faile and Company (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Edward G. Faile and Company (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Part of Series I. Richard Pell Hunt C. Professional Life 1. Dry Goods Store and Flour Mill
Transcript 15.19 - huntco~1.doc
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